Bill Text: TX SR86 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Duane McGhghy for his service to his country.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-07 - Reported enrolled [SR86 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR86-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Homes For Our Troops is conducting a Community | ||
| Kickoff for U.S. Army Corporal Duane McGhghy on November 18, | ||
| 2023, in Temple; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since 2004, HFOT has built more than 360 fully | ||
| accessible custom homes nationwide for seriously injured | ||
| veterans; each house features over 40 adaptations that help | ||
| facilitate independent living, such as wider halls and doorways, | ||
| automatic door openers, roll-under sinks, stovetops, and | ||
| counters, and pull-down shelving; the nonprofit also provides | ||
| veterans with financial planning assistance, homeownership | ||
| education, and home warranty coverage; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Community Kickoff event marks the start of | ||
| construction on a four-bedroom, two-bath home for Corporal | ||
| McGhghy; during a deployment to Iraq in 2007, Corporal McGhghy | ||
| was serving as a member of Delta Company, 28th Infantry Regiment, | ||
| 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, when his vehicle | ||
| was hit by an explosively formed penetrator; he was severely | ||
| wounded as a result of the blast, losing his left leg below the | ||
| knee and sustaining a traumatic brain injury; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With the help of a prosthesis and a wheelchair, | ||
| Corporal McGhghy has continued to enjoy an active lifestyle; he | ||
| dedicates his efforts to giving back to his fellow veterans, and | ||
| he rides motorcycles with the Road Warrior Foundation and goes | ||
| skydiving with Jump For Valor, two organizations that support the | ||
| military community; moreover, he and his wife, Cortney, operate | ||
| their own business, Hey Darlin Plants; they are the proud parents | ||
| of three children, Austin, Chloe, and Oliver; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Homes For Our Troops is helping to equip injured | ||
| veterans with the resources they need to build productive and | ||
| fulfilling lives, and Corporal Duane McGhghy's new home is sure | ||
| to serve him and his family well in the years to come; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the Homes | ||
| For Our Troops Community Kickoff event for U.S. Army Corporal | ||
| Duane McGhghy and commend him for his brave and dedicated service | ||
| to his country; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Corporal McGhghy as an expression of high regard | ||
| from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Flores | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on November 7, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
